This investigation of sweel almond (beta)-glucosidase using various effectors and substrates provided information on the active site geometry and the mechanism of action. A variety of phenols inhibit the enzyme. The pH dependence of the K(,i)'s of...

Over 25 heterocycles were tested as inhibitors of sweet almond $\beta$-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21). The pH-dependence indicates that the unprotonated inhibitor binds most tightly to the catalytically active species of the enzyme. The binding of...